Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Asia
Western Asia: Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -2.24 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-2.24 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 74.4%
Rank
26th
of 29 groups
All-time high
36.8 % change on previous year
in 2021
All-time low
-28 % change on previous year
in 1981
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Asia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Asia stood at -2.24 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 74.4% on the previous year and up 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Asia peaked at 36.8 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -28 % change on previous year, in 1981.
Western Asia ranks 26th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.11 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 2.75 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 1964 | 3.31 % change on previous year | +20.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3794 % change on previous year | -88.6% |
| 1966 | -11.37 % change on previous year | -3096.0% |
| 1967 | -0.9393 % change on previous year | -91.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1608 % change on previous year | -117.1% |
| 1969 | -4.25 % change on previous year | -2743.8% |
| 1970 | -2.29 % change on previous year | -46.2% |
| 1971 | 12.04 % change on previous year | -626.5% |
| 1972 | -18.34 % change on previous year | -252.3% |
| 1973 | 9.16 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 1974 | 12.5 % change on previous year | +36.5% |
| 1975 | 12.99 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 5 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
| 1977 | -22.1 % change on previous year | -542.4% |
| 1978 | -10.83 % change on previous year | -51.0% |
| 1979 | 5.59 % change on previous year | -151.6% |
| 1980 | -0.3618 % change on previous year | -106.5% |
| 1981 | -28 % change on previous year | +7639.6% |
| 1982 | -3.16 % change on previous year | -88.7% |
| 1983 | -5.45 % change on previous year | +72.3% |
| 1984 | -1.95 % change on previous year | -64.2% |
| 1985 | -0.3325 % change on previous year | -82.9% |
| 1986 | -0.3199 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -866.2% |
| 1988 | 9.65 % change on previous year | +293.8% |
| 1989 | -9.9 % change on previous year | -202.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4774 % change on previous year | -104.8% |
| 1991 | -21.17 % change on previous year | -4534.2% |
| 1992 | 10.62 % change on previous year | -150.2% |
| 1993 | 7.33 % change on previous year | -31.0% |
| 1994 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -83.0% |
| 1995 | 3.07 % change on previous year | +146.3% |
| 1996 | -2.53 % change on previous year | -182.4% |
| 1997 | -0.0154 % change on previous year | -99.4% |
| 1998 | 4.37 % change on previous year | -28532.6% |
| 1999 | -17.77 % change on previous year | -506.9% |
| 2000 | -1.11 % change on previous year | -93.7% |
| 2001 | 7.39 % change on previous year | -763.5% |
| 2002 | -10.58 % change on previous year | -243.1% |
| 2003 | -10.15 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 27.02 % change on previous year | -366.2% |
| 2005 | 13.94 % change on previous year | -48.4% |
| 2006 | 5.01 % change on previous year | -64.1% |
| 2007 | 11.93 % change on previous year | +138.2% |
| 2008 | -25.44 % change on previous year | -313.2% |
| 2009 | -10.27 % change on previous year | -59.6% |
| 2010 | 17.48 % change on previous year | -270.2% |
| 2011 | -12.55 % change on previous year | -171.8% |
| 2012 | 10.8 % change on previous year | -186.0% |
| 2013 | -3.74 % change on previous year | -134.6% |
| 2014 | -11.16 % change on previous year | +198.8% |
| 2015 | -13.95 % change on previous year | +25.0% |
| 2016 | -12.04 % change on previous year | -13.7% |
| 2017 | -3.63 % change on previous year | -69.9% |
| 2018 | -3.68 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 5.37 % change on previous year | -246.1% |
| 2020 | -25.27 % change on previous year | -570.4% |
| 2021 | 36.8 % change on previous year | -245.6% |
| 2022 | 9.85 % change on previous year | -73.2% |
| 2023 | -1.29 % change on previous year | -113.1% |
| 2024 | -2.24 % change on previous year | +74.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +28532.6% | -0.0154 % change on previous year | 4.37 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | -7639.6% | -0.3618 % change on previous year | -28 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | -4534.2% | 0.4774 % change on previous year | -21.17 % change on previous year |
| 1966 | -3096.0% | 0.3794 % change on previous year | -11.37 % change on previous year |
| 1969 | -2743.8% | 0.1608 % change on previous year | -4.25 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.8556 % change on previous year | -11.37 % change on previous year | 3.31 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.3733 % change on previous year | -22.1 % change on previous year | 12.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.74 % change on previous year | -28 % change on previous year | 9.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.44 % change on previous year | -21.17 % change on previous year | 10.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7745 % change on previous year | -25.44 % change on previous year | 27.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.71 % change on previous year | -13.95 % change on previous year | 17.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.57 % change on previous year | -25.27 % change on previous year | 36.8 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 23 Azerbaijan 25.64 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Argentina 25.13 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 25 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Mauritania 25 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Burundi 24.38 % change on previous year compare
- 28 South Africa 23.82 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Kazakhstan 23.82 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Asia
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross -4.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.6534 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 0.8791 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate -4.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -9.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -9.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual -3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Asia?
- Sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Asia was -2.24 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -28 % change on previous year in 1981.
- How does Western Asia rank for sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Western Asia ranks 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sorghum — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sorghum — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.